Mr. Cyrus Aldrich William J. Allen Fernando C. Beaman Thomas D. Eliot Reuben E. Fenton Samuel C. Fessenden Thomas A. D. Fessenden Mr. Richard Franchot Augustus Frank So the motion was disagreed to. Mr. Francis Thomas Clement L. Vallandigham John P. Verree Kellian V. Whaley Charles A. Wickliffe George H. Yeaman. Mr. John H. Rice William P. Sheffield Samuel Shellabarger Rob't B. Van Valkenburgh Charles H. Van Wyck William H. Wadsworth E. P. Walton Ellihu B. Washburne James F. Wilson William Windom The House then proceeded to the consideration of the bill of the House No. 718-the pending question being on the amendment submitted by Mr. Albert S. White to the amendment submitted by Mr. Stevens to the bill. After debate, On motion of Mr. Porter, at 4 o'clock and 15 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1863. The following petitions and memorials were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the rule: By Mr. Wallace: The petition of citizens of Washington Territory, for a military road; which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. By Mr. Calvert: The memorial of citizens of Washington, District of Columbia, in relation to local affairs; which was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. By Mr. Wallace: The memorial of the legislative assembly of Washington Territory, asking that Port Townsend be made a port of entry; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Windom: The memorial of the legislature of Minnesota, for the passage of a general bankrupt law; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Goodwin: The petition of Julia A. Jamison, widow of the late Brigadier General Charles D. Jamison, of the United States volunteer army, praying for a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Lazear: The memorial of Thomas H. Baird, praying for the enactment of measures to preserve the Constitution and Union of the States; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. McPherson: The petition of citizens of Adams county, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for remuneration for losses sustained from the rebel raid under General Stewart; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Loomis: The petition of the envelope manufacturers in the city of New York, praying that the internal revenue act may be amended so that the value of the paper upon which a tax of three per cent. has been paid shall be deducted from the value of the finished envelope. By Mr. McIndoe: The petition of citizens of Beloit, in the State of Wisconsin, praying for an amendment of the internal revenue law. By Mr. Campbell: Two petitions of citizens of Schuylkill county, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the establishment of the national currency on the basis recommended by the Secretary of the Treasury. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House the following message, received yesterday from the President of the United States, viz: To the House of Representatives: In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th December last, requesting information upon the present condition of Mexico, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State, and the papers by which it was accompanied. WASHINGTON, February 4, 1863. The same having been read, ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. and printed. The Speaker also, by unanimous consent, laid before the House letters from the Secretary of the Interior as follows, viz: I. Recommending an increase in the appropriation asked for in the regular estimates for surveys of public lands in Kansas and elsewhere. II. Asking an appropriation to supply certain goods lost by the sinking of a steamer whilst being conveyed to the Yancton Sioux Indians, of Dakota Territory. Ordered, That the said letters and accompanying documents be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and printed Mr. Holman moved that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. And the question being put, Yeas.. It was decided in the negative, Nays. 42 60 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are— A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill of the House (H. R. 617) to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the 30th of June, 1863. The Senate have passed bills of this house of the following titles, viz: H. R. 720. An act to make the State of Wisconsin a part of the ninth judicial district; H. R. 265. An act to authorize the Court of Claims of the United States to hear and determine the claim of the heirs of Stephen Johnston, deceased, severally without amendment. The Senate have also passed a joint resolution and bill of the following titles, viz: S. Res. 126. Joint resolution expelling George E. Badger from the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, and appointing Louis Agassiz in his place; and S. 479. An act for the relief of the legal representatives of George Mayo, deceased; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. Another message from the Senate, by Mr. Hickey, their chief clerk. viz: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of this house of the following title, viz: H. R. 658. An act to promote the efficiency of the commissary department. with amendments; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. Mr. Granger, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills and joint resolutions of the following titles, viz: H. R. 665. An act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department during the fiscal year ending the 30th of June, 1864; H. R. 610. An act making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending the 30th of June, 1864, and for a deficiency for the signal service for the year ending June 30, 1863; H. R. 636. An act concerning the district courts of the Territory of Washington; H. R. 720. An act to make the State of Wisconsin a part of the ninth judicial circuit; S. Res. 122. Joint resolution to confirm the adverse decision of the Court of Claims in the case of Alexander D. Anderson, administrator of John Anderson; S. Res. 121. Joint resolution to confirm the adverse decision of the Court of Claims in the case of John Hicks, executor of Isaac Hicks; S. Res. 120. Joint resolution to confirm the adverse decision of the Court of Claims in the case of David D. Mitchell; S. Res. 118. Joint resolution to confirm the adverse decision of the Court of Claims in the case of R. A. Clements, administrator of James N. Mullican; and S. 127. An act for the relief of Isaac Vanderpoel. When The Speaker signed the same. Mr. Van Wyck gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill to construct a wagon road from West Point, in the county of Orange, State of New York, to Cornwall Landing, in the same county. Mr. Ward gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill to provide for the purchase of certain property for the use of the United States courts, district attorney, United States marshal, &c., in the city of New York. On motion of Mr. Buffinton, by unanimous consent, the bill of the House (H. R. 658) to promote the efficiency of the commissary department, with the Senate amendments thereto, was taken up and the said amendments severally concurred in. Mr. Buffinton moved that the vote by which the said amendments were agreed to, be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the concurrence of the House in the said amendments. The House having resumed, as the regular order of business, the consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 718) to construct a ship canal for the passage of armed and naval vessels from the Mississippi river to Lake Michigan, and for the enlargement of the locks of the Erie canal and the Oswego canal, of New York, to adapt them to the defence of the northern lakes, After debate, Mr. Washburne moved the previous question, which was seconded, Pending the question on ordering the main question, Mr. Stevens moved, at 4 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn. And the question being put, And it was decided in the affirmative, {Xoys The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. William Allen Harrison G. Blake William G. Brown Mr. William A. Hall Mr. Moses F. Odell George H. Pendleton Carey A. Trimble Clement L Vallandigham John P. Verree William H. Wadsworth Kellian V. Whaley Charles A. Wickliffe |